Prediction: You will not find more that 60 wiis at any store. Given the amount for inital launch, black friday, and now second launch, and the number of stores: BB, CC, TRU, Target about 3,500 US stores. Max 200K shipped units since, that's 57 unit if evenly distributed which it's not, but its ballpark. Factor in the leaching, "opps, [2 cases later] I wasn't supposed to sell those", and a better estimate would be 30 for the Majors.
Here's the bad news for us: Demand is increasing. This sh*t is viral. Everywhere I go I see someone bringing in their Wii's (work, campus, friends), like it was the first time they ever played a damn video game. PS3s being returned or sitting on the shelves?!? MS suggests PS3=wii+60, huh? The market is adapting to the fact that the Wii is a hit.
I hope I am like really wrong and there are 143 Wiis at every store and one has your name on it.
cheers.
Reasonable guess but I saw some ppl say when they lucked out on their Wii's at Target before they decided to hold they had like 150-250 depending on location and i know for a fact my Target held everyone they got this past week untill Sunday cause i tried everyday and they all said No then one nice guy finally said its being held till Sunday so im hoping they have a couple hundred
Alright.. I've got connections in a few stores, and here's what i've learned is going on for Sunday 12/3.
Wii Breakdown for Sunday 12/3:
Target: I have a good friend of mine who works at a local Target in the electronics department. On Tuesday, they received and quickly sold a shipment of around 30 Wii's. Today, they received another shipment of 12 Wii's, which they are holding and will go on sale at 8:00am on Sunday. So, there is hope for people whose Target's received shipments earlier in the week and already sold them. They may have received another like mine has. Target employees are also being told not to tell how many they have to customers, only that they'll be on sale Sunday.
Best Buy: I have a friend at Best Buy who works in the computer department, however, they won't tell him anything. They're being very tight over there about what information gets out. We won't know for sure, but sources point to Best Buy having at least 12 per store this Sunday. My friend confirms that Best Buy is looking good for all Sunday's throughout the season.
Wal Mart.: I stopped in my local Wal-Mart on Tuesday, and they had just received a shipment on Tuesday that consisted of 30 Wii's. Won't be released until 12/6. It's quite possible that Wal-Mart's may receive multiple large shipment by the time 12/6 hits.
Action Plan for Sunday
Stop 1: If your local Target opens at 8:00am like mine does, you should make that your first stop. There's a good chance that they'll have Wii's available. If there's more than 20 people in line, you may want to move on to Stop #2. However, it won't hurt to wait and see even if there are more than 20 if the next store doesn't open until 10:00am.
Stop 2a: Best Buy. Best Buys here in Upstate New York open at 10:00am. After an 8:00am stop to Target, you still have 2 hours to get to Best Buy. You're looking at at least 12 Wii's per store, although more than likely there will be more than 20.
Stop 2b: Toys R Us. If you don't have a Best Buy nearby, your next best shot is probably Toys R Us. Most open around 9:00am here, so after a miss at Target and no Best Buy, try Toys R Us. They may have some. However, you will probably have a better shot at Best Buy than Toys R Us.
Stop 3: Circuit City? Some sources point to Circuit City as having a possible shipment available for Sunday. If all else fails, try a trip to Circuit City. Most open at 10:00am.
With so many possible options on Sunday, it's a bit overwhelming ain't it?
I'm afraid I'll be late to all of'em, hehe
Here's an update I got for the Springfield, MO area.
Best Buy has told me that the Wii will be in their ad for Sunday with a minimum of 14, the information comes from a high power inside Best Buy.
Target told me to check back Sunday and made it clear that they would defiantly have some on Sunday.
Wal-Mart had originally told me that they would be selling the Wii on Sunday. They got word from corporate that said to wait until 12/6 to sell them. They only have 9 total though.
GameStop got a shipment in today, but shortly sold out. I called them after they got their first shipment and was told that they didn't get any. Called back a couple hours later and they said they had some but sold out.
I have no word from Toys R Us, they didn't have any both times I called. So it looks like I'll be camping out for the Sunday morning sales.
For those who didn't get a Wii yet, I got a little bit of leaked info for you. What I'm posting is the Circuit City Wii allocation for this Sunday.
Go to the Circuit City website, go to Find A Store, put in your zip code, and it will give you the store numbers of the nearest stores. Find your store number on this list, and that is how many Wii the store is getting on Sunday morning. Store number is on the left, number of Wii on the right:
230 24
231 27
232 42
233 24
234 42
235 24
236 15
237 24
238 21
239 24
240 24
241 30
242 51
249 42
250 30
251 21
252 21
270 24
271 30
272 30
401 66
403 42
404 66
405 42
406 42
407 30
408 51
409 42
410 51
411 42
412 15
413 54
414 30
416 42
417 30
418 30
419 24
420 30
421 66
422 51
423 66
424 39
425 66
426 21
427 30
428 54
429 30
432 30
433 21
434 24
435 15
436 15
437 15
441 51
443 21
446 42
449 15
450 42
505 15
506 15
508 21
509 15
516 30
518 42
519 66
520 15
521 15
522 24
530 15
532 15
533 15
534 21
535 15
537 30
538 21
540 21
541 21
542 30
543 21
544 24
545 15
546 24
566 21
569 21
570 24
571 30
576 21
589 15
593 15
597 21
598 21
612 15
700 30
704 18
711 30
712 30
725 21
734 30
743 21
759 15
762 24
766 24
784 36
785 24
800 30
802 33
803 30
805 51
807 15
814 15
815 21
817 21
820 30
821 30
823 15
824 45
825 39
826 15
827 30
828 51
829 15
830 21
831 21
832 15
834 21
835 18
836 21
837 51
838 24
839 24
840 24
841 15
843 30
845 21
846 15
847 24
848 30
849 42
850 21
851 21
852 24
853 15
854 30
855 15
856 15
857 21
859 54
860 15
861 66
862 24
863 51
865 24
866 30
867 21
868 21
871 21
876 27
877 24
878 15
880 30
884 15
886 30
888 24
890 39
891 21
892 15
893 15
894 15
895 15
896 21
897 51
910 21
913 15
920 15
921 21
922 30
949 42
1600 18
1601 21
1602 15
1603 15
1604 15
1607 15
1608 21
1609 39
1610 15
1611 21
1612 21
1614 21
1615 15
1616 15
1618 54
1624 15
1627 15
1628 15
1629 24
1630 15
1638 15
1645 15
1681 24
1683 18
1687 24
1693 15
1695 24
1697 66
3100 54
3102 21
3103 24
3104 30
3105 15
3106 51
3107 24
3108 30
3111 24
3112 24
3113 54
3116 15
3118 24
3119 30
3120 30
3121 21
3122 24
3123 21
3124 15
3125 21
3126 24
3127 54
3128 30
3129 15
3131 30
3132 15
3133 15
3134 15
3135 15
3136 21
3137 21
3139 21
3140 15
3141 24
3142 30
3143 21
3144 42
3146 42
3147 51
3149 15
3150 42
3151 30
3152 24
3153 24
3154 24
3155 24
3157 54
3158 51
3159 30
3160 24
3164 24
3165 15
3166 21
3167 15
3168 15
3169 15
3170 15
3171 21
3172 15
3175 21
3176 24
3177 15
3181 15
3182 21
3184 21
3185 15
3186 21
3187 21
3189 15
3192 21
3193 21
3194 24
3196 15
3197 24
3198 21
3200 42
3201 15
3202 15
3203 21
3204 24
3205 30
3206 21
3207 132
3208 15
3210 15
3211 24
3212 15
3215 15
3217 24
3218 15
3219 15
3220 30
3222 15
3226 15
3227 24
3228 15
3229 15
3230 21
3233 24
3234 21
3237 30
3238 21
3240 15
3241 15
3242 15
3243 15
3244 15
3246 30
3247 15
3249 51
3252 24
3253 15
3254 21
3255 30
3256 18
3260 24
3262 15
3263 24
3264 15
3268 21
3269 18
3270 51
3274 24
3276 21
3280 15
3281 21
3283 24
3284 21
3285 21
3289 30
3291 30
3297 15
3298 15
3299 15
3300 42
3301 30
3302 15
3303 15
3304 30
3305 42
3306 30
3307 42
3309 54
3310 24
3311 42
3312 30
3313 24
3314 21
3315 24
3316 54
3317 24
3318 30
3319 51
3321 21
3322 21
3323 51
3324 21
3326 15
3327 30
3329 24
3330 15
3331 15
3332 24
3333 51
3334 30
3336 24
3337 21
3338 21
3339 24
3340 24
3341 21
3342 15
3343 15
3344 21
3345 24
3346 21
3347 24
3348 24
3349 15
3350 24
3351 21
3352 21
3353 30
3354 90
3360 42
3361 39
3362 21
3364 24
3365 30
3373 30
3374 24
3375 24
3376 15
3377 15
3378 21
3379 15
3380 15
3381 15
3382 15
3390 21
3401 42
3402 15
3403 42
3405 30
3406 15
3409 18
3411 21
3416 30
3418 24
3421 21
3423 15
3425 24
3426 24
3428 24
3501 21
3502 42
3503 21
3504 21
3505 24
3506 30
3507 51
3508 15
3510 21
3511 24
3512 54
3513 42
3514 15
3515 27
3516 24
3517 15
3519 15
3520 24
3521 15
3522 24
3525 54
3527 15
3529 42
3535 15
3549 24
3550 21
3551 21
3552 24
3553 15
3556 30
3558 21
3560 24
3561 51
3562 30
3564 15
3569 51
3572 21
3573 15
3575 21
3576 15
3577 21
3579 24
3580 21
3581 21
3582 24
3584 15
3586 15
3587 60
3588 21
3589 24
3590 21
3591 21
3592 15
3595 24
3597 24
3598 24
3599 42
3601 24
3602 27
3603 24
3604 24
3605 24
3606 21
3607 21
3608 24
3609 24
3611 24
3613 24
3614 24
3615 21
3616 15
3617 15
3618 21
3619 15
3620 15
3621 21
3622 21
3624 15
3625 42
3626 21
3627 18
3628 15
3629 21
3630 15
3631 21
3632 15
3633 15
3634 15
3635 15
3636 21
3637 21
3638 39
3639 21
3640 15
3641 15
3645 54
3648 21
3654 15
3661 24
3662 51
3663 132
3664 132
3666 21
3668 42
3669 24
3670 54
3671 21
3672 51
3674 24
3675 15
3677 15
3678 30
3679 132
3680 66
3681 42
3682 24
3683 24
3684 42
3685 24
3686 90
3687 24
3688 90
3689 30
3690 51
3691 42
3692 30
3693 42
3694 57
3695 54
3696 42
3697 90
3698 24
3699 66
3700 30
3701 21
3702 15
3704 15
3705 15
3706 30
3707 66
3708 42
3710 15
3711 15
3712 15
3713 15
3714 30
3720 30
3721 15
3722 15
3724 21
3728 15
3729 15
3731 30
3732 30
3733 15
3734 15
3735 15
3736 15
3740 15
3742 15
3743 24
3744 15
3746 24
3748 21
3750 15
3752 30
3754 21
3758 15
3763 21
3764 21
3766 30
3767 21
3768 39
3769 15
3774 15
3776 15
3780 24
3783 21
3784 21
3790 15
3792 30
3794 24
3795 24
3797 15
4101 15
4105 24
4106 21
4109 15
4110 15
4111 60
4112 51
4113 18
4114 30
4115 42
4116 21
4118 12
4119 30
4120 42
4121 30
4122 12
4123 12
4124 21
4126 21
4200 21
4201 24
4300 24
4301 15
4302 42
4303 24
4305 42
4501 15
4502 21
4503 30
4505 15
4506 15
4507 42
4508 54
4509 30
4510 24
Wow, that's a lotta info. Thanks!
Wow indeed, thats a lot of stores
Well im def planning on sleeping in front of the circuity city since this confirms the number i heard from a manager!
Also in my wii hunting today i snagged a PS3!
I would have too had i had 600 bucks to spare, all mine have 21, now if i only knew how many Target was expecting and Toys R Us
I would have too had i had 600 bucks to spare
Yea i had the money so i figured what the hell!
Danthe Wiiman , whats your plan of action for sunday?
Im not really sure, I was commited to Target but now im having second thoughts because i have no idea how many they're gonna have and now i know CC will have 21, ill probably try Target first if that fails ill hope and pray the word didnt get out with CC because they open 2 hrs after Target, because the CC i talked to was telling everybody January so who knows.
Snowman, where in Upstate NY are you? I'm in Ithaca, and I plan on hanging out at Target tomorrow during the wee hours because whoever answered the phone let me know they were stockpiling Wiis on Sunday morning. There's also a Best Buy in the same mall if something strange happens opening two hours later.
is it confirmed that circuit city will have them on sunday?
If that guys right with his info on all those stores sunday morning they should have them but i dont know how good his sources are.
is it true circuit city is only selling large bundles?
btw hi all. first post!
I seriously doubt they would be selling just bundles, and ive yet to hear that rumor before untill now but if that guys info is right i doubt the store would be selling 50-100 bundles only, they might have some bundles i suppose but not all, thats just what i would imagine anyway. Im still going to Target though i believe, as i have a friend who works at one and she talked to the store manager and they get large shipments usually around 200 some of the largest of all the stores, atleast in my area anyway its all region based on how many you get at the store as you can tell by that Circuit City info the bigger your region the more Wii's your store should get.
thanks for the info
i have choice between circuit city w/ comp USA, and target walking distance
(circuit city guy said it was confirmed they will have wii's)
i saw a UPS track loading stuff on my way out today
or
circuit city, best buy 2 mi within each other
(filipino lady yapped her mouth off that WII's SUNDAY!!!)
or
target a block from my house (most unorganized piece of **** target)
I bought my Wii from Circuit City and there was no word about any type of bundle.
perfect...target opens at 8am, toys r us 9am, and ciruit city or best buy 10am. im gonna try to make it to all 3